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WorksheetsAge of Exploration
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
One improvement in modern NASA is...
this is the first trip to the moon
the Space Launch System (SLS) is the most powerful rocket ever developed
we will be at Mars by 2024
there have been no improvements
The objective of going to the moon has changed, ultimately the moon will be used...
to propel us to Mars
as the 51st state
to mine multiple resources
as a prison colony
The period of time when Europeans began exploring new routes around the world--between 1400-1600.
European Explosion
Age of Exploration
The Euro Spice Run
No such era exists
Which of the following are the 3 motivations to explain WHY Europeans were exploring new lands?
Religion, Cooler Climates, Food
Gold/Riches, Glory, God/Religion
Food, Glory, Ice
There is only 1 motivation--war
WHY were Europeans interested in finding better ways to acquire spices?
spices had become very expensive when traded over land
They wanted to sell spices to Africa and the Americas
Europeans foods were too spicy
They could win more wars with more spices
How did Vasco da Gama impact exploration?
He was the first European to discover the Americas
He traded spices through a land route with Asia
He found a route by sea around Africa to India where they could obtain spices.
He discovered Greenland
What were 3 technological advances during the Age of Exploration?
astrolabe, the sail, the magnetic compass
astrolabe, the caravel, the magnetic compass
the sail, the caravel, the magnetic compass
the map, the ship, the sea
Portugal ruled over a huge area of land, which is what made them so powerful during the Age of Exploration.
TRUE
FALSE
Portugal became exposed to African slavery while exploring Western Africa. They began to trade enslaved people across the Atlantic to work on sugar plantations.
TRUE
FALSE
Portugal's influence from the Age of Exploration can still be seen in many areas. For example, Portuguese is the official language of Brazil and Angola.
TRUE
FALSE
Christopher Columbus, though Italian, sailed on behalf of Spain.
TRUE
FALSE
On October 12, 1492, Columbus knew he had made landfall in the Bahamas when he then named a nearby island "Hispaniola" (present-day Haiti and Dominican Republic)
TRUE
FALSE
What impact did Hernan Cortes make?
Conquered the Inca and founded Lima, Peru.
Conquered the Aztec and renamed their capital Mexico City.
Conquered Florida
Conquered the Caribbean and established sugar plantations.
Spanish exploration and colonization has had a great impact. Many of the former Spanish colonies are Spanish speaking countries today.
TRUE
FALSE
Sir Walter Raleigh attempted to establish a colony on behalf of __________ along the Atlantic coast in the present-day North Carolina.
Spain
the Netherlands
France
England
England's vast colonial empire spread English culture and language across the world. In recent times, the indigenous people of the nations that were former English colonies have been unsuccessful at restoring their culture.
TRUE
FALSE
The English explorer, Henry Hudson, was actually sailing on behalf of the Netherlands when looking an all-water route from Europe to Asia called the _________________
European Spice Route
Asia Spice Route
The Northwest Passage
The Super Water Highway
New York was originally known as New Amsterdam because it was a Dutch colony first.
TRUE
FALSE
French explorer, Samuel de Champlain, founded ___________ in 1608. Today, this Canadian province is still recognized for its heavy French culture.
Toronto
Quebec
Vancouver
New York
While developing the New France settlement, the French often made better relationships with the indigenous people than other European powers as they wished to form alliances around fur trading.
TRUE
FALSE
